Silvio Calabi: The new Edge Sport is among Ford's best - Worcester Telegram

The old Ford Edge was a mid-pack, midsize, two-row crossover wagon on par with, oh, the Toyota Venza. This one, however, makes me think of an entirely different Toyota: a Lexus RX350. Ford redesigned and rebuilt the Edge so thoroughly for 2015 that they should have changed the looks even more, to underline its all-newness. It looks like an Edge, but. Our Edge also happened to be an all-wheel-drive Sport model, with Ford’s hot 2. 7-liter EcoBoost engine. The first taste we had of this twin-turbo, no-lag, high-output Six was in May, in Ford’s also-all-new aluminum F-150 pickup truck, where it performed like an efficient V-8. Here it’s tuned for 315 horsepower and 350 pounds-feet of torque, yet... The motor makes this two-ton-plus Edge get up and dance to the tune of zero-to-60 MPH in less than six seconds and 24 mpg on the highway. Ford stayed with a six-speed automatic transmission when it re-sharpened the Edge, and this seems to be the car’s sole blunt spot. Aside from that, the new Edge drives much more confidently than before. Ford says a new, stiffer-but-lighter structure — shared with the Fusion sedan — and. Source: www.telegram.com